Gaming Guide

AION 2 Krao Cave: Every Boss, Drop and Drop Rate

Entry levels, the three bosses, and the exact drop chance for every item the dungeon awards.

Entry levels, the three bosses, and the exact drop chance for every item the dungeon awards.

Image: NC

Krao Cave takes its name from a mineral that wards off outside forces, and groups of one to five players can enter it. The Lepharists conducted experiments in the cave, creating Berk during the Last War; he now serves as the final boss at the end of the dungeon. Each run has a 60-minute limit and concludes with an Odyle Energy Cube containing the dungeon’s rewards.

Quick answer: Krao Cave holds three bosses — Enhanced Harcon, Neglected Gadioton and Ultimate Berk. Exploration opens at level 20, Conquest needs level 45, and the run has a 60-minute limit.


Krao Cave entry requirements

The dungeon runs in two difficulties, and each one gates entry by character level and item level. Both support a party of one to five players, and both cap the attempt at 60 minutes.

DifficultyMin levelItem levelPlayers
Exploration202001–5
Conquest457001–5

The three bosses and where they spawn

Enhanced Harcon carries the title Enhanced Krao Test Subject and holds the Red Cavity area. It is a Varian-type hero boss and the first of the two optional mid-bosses.

Neglected Gadioton, titled Disposed Krao Test Subject, waits in the Weathered Testing Ground. Its loot mirrors Harcon’s almost exactly, with one extra material on the list.

Ultimate Berk, the Self-Liberator, is sealed inside the Sealed Cave and serves as the final boss. It drops the Red Agate armor line that the other two bosses do not.


Boss drops and drop rates

Every percentage below is a per-kill chance. Items listed without a number drop as common currency or materials. Division gear is bound when obtained, so it cannot be traded once it lands.

Enhanced Harcon

ItemGradeChance
Soul Codex (Bound)Special60%
Refining StoneCommon53.7%
Amplify Stone Fragment (Unique) (Bound)Unique20%
Division RingEpic11.4%
Balaur’s EssenceEpic10%
Division GlovesEpic8.5%
Division CloakEpic8.5%
Division EarringsEpic8.5%
Thick Balaur ScaleEpic8.0%
Thick Balaur LeatherEpic8.0%
Thick Balaur HornEpic8.0%
Division HelmEpic6.8%
Division PauldronsEpic6.8%
Division BootsEpic6.8%
Division NecklaceEpic6.8%
Incomplete Test Subject RingEpic6.7%
Division GreavesEpic5.7%
Soul: Harcon (Bound)Common—
KinaCommon—

Neglected Gadioton

ItemGradeChance
Soul Codex (Bound)Special60%
Refining StoneCommon53.7%
Amplify Stone Fragment (Unique) (Bound)Unique20%
Division RingEpic11.4%
Balaur’s EssenceEpic10%
Division GlovesEpic8.5%
Division CloakEpic8.5%
Division EarringsEpic8.5%
Thick Balaur ScaleEpic8.0%
Thick Balaur LeatherEpic8.0%
Thick Balaur HornEpic8.0%
Division HelmEpic6.8%
Division PauldronsEpic6.8%
Division BootsEpic6.8%
Division NecklaceEpic6.8%
Incomplete Test Subject RingEpic6.7%
Division GreavesEpic5.7%
Expert’s Refining StoneRare5.4%
KinaCommon—

Ultimate Berk

ItemGradeChance
Balaur’s EssenceEpic30%
Thick Balaur ScaleEpic24%
Thick Balaur LeatherEpic24%
Thick Balaur HornEpic24%
Amplify Stone Fragment (Unique) (Bound)Unique20%
Red Agate GlovesEpic11.7%
Red Agate CloakEpic11.7%
Red Agate HelmEpic9.3%
Red Agate PauldronsEpic9.3%
Red Agate BootsEpic9.3%
Red Agate GreavesEpic7.8%
Red Agate BreastplateEpic5.8%
Red Agate GreatswordEpic3.9%
Red Agate LongswordEpic3.9%
Red Agate DaggerEpic3.9%
Red Agate BowEpic3.9%
Silentium (Bound)Special—
Enhance StoneCommon—
KinaCommon—

What the dungeon is worth farming for

The Amplify Stone Fragment (Unique) (Bound) appears on all three bosses at 20% per kill, which gives you three chances at it in a single clear. It is the standout reason to repeat the run.

Balaur’s Essence is a crafting material used to build Draconic gear. It drops from the two mid-bosses at 10% and from Ultimate Berk at 30%, and it sells for 800 kina. The Thick Balaur Scale, Leather and Horn materials sit alongside it on Berk’s table at 24% each.

The Division armor and accessory set is the Epic gear line from Harcon and Gadioton. Its pieces are tier-2, item level 40 gear with three manastone slots and a maximum enchant of +10. The Division Helm carries 219 Defense, the 16th highest value among the 145 Helm items, trailing the top value of 567 shared by the Splendent Ebony Dragon Lord Helm and the Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Helm. The Division Pauldrons match that 219 Defense and rank 16th among 147 Pauldrons, and the Division Gloves and Cloak each carry 195 Defense, 16th among their slots.

Red Agate gear only comes from Ultimate Berk, with armor pieces ranging from 5.8% to 11.7% and weapons at 3.9% each. A full-party clear also feeds a steady stream of Refining Stones, which drop from the mid-bosses at 53.7%.


Clearing Krao Cave and reaching Ultimate Berk

Work through the cave and leave the red orbs alone. Pulling their aggro makes them chase you, and they will follow you all the way into the sub-boss rooms.
Ultimate Berk
Ultimate Berk. Image: NC
Defeat Neglected Gadioton and Enhanced Harcon. Clearing them is not required to finish the run, but skipping them lowers the rewards you pull from the Odyle Energy Cube at the end.
Kill the Krao Seal Guardian to break the seal on the cave holding Ultimate Berk. Focus the guardian first, then rush into the cave once it opens, since other monsters tend to gather around it.
Enter the Sealed Cave and defeat Ultimate Berk. Wait for the whole party to get inside before anyone draws close, because the fight starts the moment a member approaches and can lock out stragglers.
Boss Encounter Start
The fight against Ultimate Berk begins once the party enters the Sealed Cave arena. Image: NC / via @itsZED.playing

Once Ultimate Berk falls below 60% health, he springs to the arena’s center and channels Wave of Fury, an attack that can eliminate the entire party. Use the arena’s jutting stones as cover to survive.

Pillar Cover Mechanic
Taking cover behind a stone pillar blocks the arena-wide Wave of Fury. Image: NC / via @itsZED.playing

Between wipe casts, Berk throws out radial area attacks while the party keeps up damage. Watch for the circular swipe indicator and reposition to the safe spot behind the boss, and keep kiting when it starts whirling toward a targeted member.

Phase Transition & DPS Check
Radial ground circles telegraph Berk's area attacks during the damage window. Image: NC / via @itsZED.playing

At 50% health, the Extinction for Eternity mechanic summons stones for random area damage and begins another room-wide cast. Keep attacking to fill the stagger meter and cancel it, and hold one or two stagger skills in reserve for the shout phases.

Second Pillar Wipe Phase
A glowing pillar marks safe cover during Berk's second room-wide wipe. Image: NC / via @itsZED.playing

An Enrage Timer runs for the whole fight. If Berk is still alive when it expires, the entire party is wiped, so raise your combat power and gear score before retrying if your group lacks the damage to beat it.

You know the run is done when the Expedition Complete screen for Krao Cave appears and an Odyle Energy Cube spawns in the center of the arena. Open the cube to claim the reward pool, including any Amplify Stone Fragments, Division or Red Agate gear, and materials the bosses rolled.

Looting the Odyle Energy Cube
Opening the Odyle Energy Cube pays out the clear rewards. Image: NC / via @itsZED.playing